Name: Wai Bamba (Zimbabwe) ,
Duration: P00H02M16S
Description: A Shona wedding song that all in attendance sing in repetition, each one adding his or her own part to the chorus. The words translate, more or less, to “He’s got her, she’s got him.” This song appears on "Let Your Voice Be Heard: Songs from Ghana and Zimbabwe."

Wai Bamba (Zimbabwe) ,

from All Around This World: Africa (West, Central and South) by All Around This World

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A Shona wedding song that all in attendance sing in repetition, each one adding his or her own part to the chorus. The words translate, more or less, to “He’s got her, she’s got him.” This song appears on "Let Your Voice Be Heard: Songs from Ghana and Zimbabwe."

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Wai bamba wai bamba wai, wi wi wi wi

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from All Around This World: Africa (West, Central and South), released June 21, 2015
Country of Origin: Zimbabwe

Original Language: Shona

Musicians:
Many many many vocalists. Almost all the musicians on the Cd contributed, plus several dozen students from All Around This World classes.

Engineering: Amon, Studio Brooklyn, New York and Jim Hamilton, Rittenhouse Soundworks, Philadelphia

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All Around This World is a unique, interactive music program for children 0-9 years old that encourages kids and their families to explore the world by enjoying great global melodies, rhythms and movement.

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